Category: Humour
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To label the space in front of my house as a ‘garden’ would be somewhat overselling it. A tiny patch of gravel does not constitute…
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I think that I might have a problemIt’s not something I can ignoreIt’s taking over my lifeIt’s starting to become a boreI seem to be…
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Through grapes, grains and hops I consume my five a day Sometimes even more
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I think it’s time for a poemI said aloud one eveI haven’t written one for daysAt least three I do believe But what kind of…
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On my lunch break as I write this. Frankly if I wasn’t attempting NaBloPoMo, I’d probably give today a miss. I’ve got university this evening…
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November, MondayCold dark morning without cheerDon’t want to be here November, FridayStill cold but the time is nearTo enjoy a beer
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I’m writing this from inside a library. Not just any library but an actual university library. Where people come to study. In fact it’s the…
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I enjoy blue cheeseMuch less when it is not theExpected colour
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Blogging daily is no easy trick Don’t want to rely on a gimmick But when time is quite tight Is it ok to write A…
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I just enjoyed two slices of Marmite on toast. It was a thoroughly pleasant late evening snack, which should help me persevere with some of…
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After the success of my last ‘Found Poem’, I was fairly keen to do another, but I wasn’t sure what to use as my source…
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When I was young I really enjoyed the Narnia books by CS Lewis. They captured my imagination and I really wanted to go to the…
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I’ve been thinking of how I can make this blog more popular because that kind of thing really matters to me. Am I being sarcastic…
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The Iron Man comic books and films would probably have captured the imagination of the public a little less if his main super power was…
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The last few days have been quite severe I’ve been waiting all week for a beer Or a nice glass of wine Would be equally…
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I’m not sure what the rules are for NaBloPoMo. Is there a minimum word count? Does the post actually have to be about anything? Or…
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If I can get to the weekend then it will all be ok. Coffee will help. Alcohol will not help, which is a shame because…
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It’s 11.05 pm GMT as I begin to write this and I’m gulping down my sixth cup of coffee of the day. It’s probably ill-advised…
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It’s November. November is a rubbish month. All the shops are full of Christmas stuff but Christmas is still ages away. It’s cold. It’s dark.…
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It’s one of those conundrums that I think many of us bloggers go through. I’ve been through it before in previous incarnations of my online…
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The more observant among my regular readers will have noticed that I’ve been writing a lot of poetry over the last week or so. It’s…
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I cannot abide my alarm clock It’s an unpleasant pre-sunrise shock I wish I could sleep more And continue to snore A desire that my…
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I don’t think about my skinVery often, although it is a colourThat has provoked a reaction in othersBoth negative and at timesPatronisingly positiveBecause my ethnicity…
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Brightest beacon of Purest procrastination I watch to avoid
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Day 14 of Writing 101 was to write a post that takes place within a single day. I think that particular ‘time constraint’ already applies…
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For day 13 of Writing 101 the idea was to tell a story through a series of vignettes. I’m not sure if I’ve managed this…
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Alas Writing 101 has not gone particularly well. It’s the final week and we’re now on Day 16, but somehow I find myself still endeavouring…
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Task 10 on Writing 101 was to write a post as if I was catching up with my reader over a cup of coffee. It’s…
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Dear James, You’ve fallen behind with ‘Writing 101’ again, when all you had to do was write a letter. It literally could have been to…
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Today’s Writing 101 task was to expand on an insightful comment that I had made on another person’s blog. All well and good, except I…
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For today’s Writing 101 task, I need to produce something based on a quote. I do like a good quote, but I resent writing blog posts…
James Proclaims! 